SAINTS have announced their 19-man squad for Friday's First Utility Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos.

Lance Hohaia returns but Gary Wheeler is absent with a short-term groin injury.

Nathan Brown will choose from:

2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 4. Josh Jones, 5. Adam Swift, 6. Lance Hohaia, 8. Mose Masoe, 9. James Roby, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Sia Soliola, 13. Willie Manu, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 15. Mark Flanagan, 16. Kyle Amor, 17. Paul Wellens, 18. Alex Walmsley, 22. Mark Percival, 26. Matty Dawson, 27. Greg Richards, 38. Shannon McDonnell.

Brian McDermott will choose his Leeds side from:

1. Zak Hardaker, 3. Kallum Watkins, 4. Joel Moon, 5. Ryan Hall, 6. Danny McGuire, 7. Rob Burrow, 8. Kylie Leuluai, 9. Paul Aiton, 10. Jamie Peacock, 11. Jamie Jones-Buchanan, 12. Carl Ablett, 13. Kevin Sinfield, 15. Brett Delaney, 16. Ryan Bailey, 17. Ian Kirke, 19. Mitch Achurch, 20. Tom Briscoe, 21. Liam Sutcliffe, 23. Brad Singleton.

The game kicks off at 8pm and the referee will be Richard Silverwood.

38. Shannon McDonnell
2. Tommy Makinson
22. Mark Percival
4. Josh Jones
5. Adam Swift

6. Lance Hohaia
3. Jordan Turner

16. Kyle Amor
9. James Roby
18. Alex Walmsley
11. Sia Soliola
14. Anthony Laffranchi
17. Paul Wellens

8. Mose Masoe
10. LMS
13. Willie Manu
27. Greg Richards

15. Mark Flanagan and 26. Matty Dawson to miss out for me.

McDonnell
Makinson
Percival
Jones
Dawson
Hohaia
Wellens
Amor
Roby
Walmsley
Soliola
Flanagan
Turner

Masoe
LMS
Manu
Laffranchi

Think NB will name Turner at 13 and Wellens at 7 (like vs Wakefield) but in effect they will play other way round. Can see him sticking with Dawson over Swift - Personally I would still like to see Swifty have a go in halves where he has played for Rochdale and see how that works for us, but cant see Brown doing it (especially not this week

Do you not think he'll stick with Flash for a bit of utility?

How long is it since we've seen Walker or Greenwood!?

No Thompson for the past couple of weeks either.

McDonnell
Makinson Percival Jones Swift
Hohaia Wellens
Amor Roby Walmsley
LMS Laffranchi
Turner

Soliola Manu Masoe Richards

Flanaghan and Dawson to miss out

Hohaia in for Wheeler I think will be the only change.

It's a decent team and too decent for most teams to cope with. When it comes to Leeds, it's all going to be about how Leeds shape up. If we play to our best, then we can run them close. But if they play to their best, it will be a step too far.

Apart from Lomax, Walsh, and Wilkin whom is injured from your first 17? Hohala is probably your best stand off and he always plays well against Leeds it seems.

The fact he is our best stand off tells you lots.

He has really upped his game this year. His kicking is 100% better than what I saw the last 2 years, but he's a utility/FB.

If you took Sinfield, Maguire and left it to Zak to control the team I'm sure you would feel equally dubious of winning the GF. But in a one off game like this weekend who knows.

Luckily I'll be back in the UK tomorrow night so just need to find a TV to watch it on.

It's not necessarily the quantity of injuries but the spread across the squad. Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice 7 are injured as is Gary Wheeler. We also suffer from having no proper 6 so we have nobody to organise and direct.

Same tactics as last week. Big pack and try to boss the middle.

Hohaia is a massive bonus here as at least he has some HB qualities. If turner plays as well as he did last week then we can't be too negative about how this will turn out.